The image shows a harbor with buildings lining the horizon, the sea, and the sky above. The style is detailed and features precise lines and soft gray tones. People are shown on the quay engaged in various activities, with boats and additional figures visible in the distance.
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Venetian Fantasy with the Dogana

Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner (German, 1709 - 1761)

1750s

Medium
pen and black and gray ink over graphite with gray wash and white heightening on blue laid paper, rubbed on verso with red chalk and partly indented for transfer
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 22.4 x 36.3 cm (8 13/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Director's Discretionary Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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